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Large Oil Spill Washes Ashore in Greece After Tanker Sinks – gCaptain
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An oil slick can be seen in the water near where the tanker Agia Zoni II sank on Sunday. Photo: Hellenic Coast Guard
Greek authorities are working to cleanup a large oil spill that has impacted the shoreline of a Greek island near Piraeus this after a tanker sank in area early Sunday morning.
The 91-meter Greek-flagged tanker Agia Zoni II was carrying 2,200 metric tons of fuel oil and 370 metric tons of marine gas oil when it sank on September 10 near Salamina Island, the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf.
Greek officials have reported that the ship’s cargo holds have been sealed but a large amount of oil was leaked, some of which has washed ashore along Salamina.